Chapter 112: Simply Too Incompetent?

“Teacher, is something wrong?”
Seeing Jiang Lin stop in front of his courtyard gate, Qian Xiaopang also halted and curiously asked.

“Xiao Qian,” Jiang Lin patted him on the shoulder, “do you truly like the girl in the courtyard?”

Qian Xiaopang answered decisively, “Of course! To be honest with you, Teacher, I’ve liked her since the very first moment I saw her! I’ve even thought of names for our children!”

“...” Jiang Lin pondered for a moment. “But what if you don’t really like her, and it’s just her appearance you’re attracted to? What if you only desire her body?”

Qian Xiaopang shook his head firmly. “No, Teacher! I’m certain! I like her!”

“...”

“Teacher, what are you trying to say?” Qian Xiaopang’s eyes dimmed. “Are you trying to tell me that I’m still not good enough for her?”

“No, Xiao Qian!” Jiang Lin shook his head. “If you’re that determined, then let’s go inside. But, Xiao Qian, I might have to trouble you a bit.”

“Huh?”

“Oh… what a huge mosquito…”

Just as Qian Zhen was baffled, Jiang Lin’s words fell, and a swift chop landed on Qian Xiaopang’s back.

Qian Xiaopang’s eyes went dark as he lurched forward.

*Bang…*

Jiang Lin had intended to catch him, but Qian Xiaopang was so heavy that Jiang Lin was pinned to the ground, accidentally straining his old waist.

“Damn it, Xiaopang, it’s time to lose some weight!”

Jiang Lin struggled out from beneath him, stood up, and dragged Qian Xiaopang to lean against the corner of the courtyard wall.

“As expected, the first stage of the Warrior Realm, the Mud Form stage, is just the beginning. It only shapes the form of mud, but doesn’t increase strength. At best, it’s for health and cultivating the Warrior’s true energy…”

But on second thought, it made sense. The first stage of the Qi Refiner was unlocking the spiritual orifices, and only by the second stage could one begin to utilize spiritual power.

Taking a deep breath, Jiang Lin brushed the dirt off himself and tidied his slightly messy hair.

The moment he stepped into the courtyard, spiritual energy erupted violently.

The locust tree in the yard shed leaves as if balding like a math teacher, and in an instant, the leaves gathered into a wooden dragon that charged at Jiang Lin like a barbarian warrior.

Jiang Lin leapt up, and the wooden dragon collided with the courtyard wall, failing miserably as leaves scattered.

Yet the wall remained unscathed.

Next, the small pond in the courtyard began swirling rapidly, forming a water dragon that rushed toward Jiang Lin.

From behind, the scattered leaves regrouped quickly, forming another wooden dragon that roared and charged straight at Jiang Lin’s rear!

“First Snow!”

Jiang Lin whispered.

At his words, his sword flew forth—a flawless blade forged from ice and snow, shooting out from between his brows. It grew from the size of an embroidery needle to a normal flying sword, targeting the water dragon.

Jiang Lin also raised his hand, activating the “Hold the Sun” technique, internally coordinating the Sun and Moon cultivation method.

“Take this—Hold the Sun Fist!”

First Snow pierced through the water dragon from head to tail, while Jiang Lin’s fiery fist clashed hard against the wooden dragon’s head.

*Ping…*

*Clatter…*

After the sword and fist strike, the water dragon turned into an ice dragon, then shattered into countless ice crystals that floated in the air, reflecting the afternoon sunlight. A few frozen fish dropped to the ground, lifeless.

The wooden dragon made of leaves was engulfed in flames.

First Snow flew back into Jiang Lin’s hand, who swung lightly. The cold sword wave, like a “Wave Slash,” surged toward the burning wooden dragon, which instantly disintegrated without a trace.

Gazing ahead at the small house, Jiang Lin stepped forward, only for the door to suddenly fling open and three golden warriors burst out.

Jiang Lin tried to move, but found his feet stuck as if glued down.

Not only that, but his legs began to petrify.

“Metal, Wood, Water, Earth… so there must be Fire as well?”

Jiang Lin smiled faintly, flipped First Snow so the tip pointed downward, and stabbed the ground with a sword.

Just as the three golden warriors raised their fists to strike Jiang Lin’s head, First Snow’s sword energy surged fiercely.

The icy sword energy spread like a massive blast, instantly filling the entire courtyard.

Thorn-like ice crystals radiated from Jiang Lin, covering the ground. The three golden warriors were trapped, frozen in awkward positions, unable to escape no matter how they struggled.

Even the fiery ring around Jiang Lin was frozen, the flames solidified into a splendid blossom of ice.

Jiang Lin gathered his energy and sucked in sharply toward the sun, drawing some golden sunlight essence into his mouth.

“Cough—*hettui*…”

He coughed up a mouthful of thick golden phlegm at his feet, and the petrification in his legs immediately dissolved.

He twisted his neck, swayed his hips, wiggled his ankles, and after a few hops, felt a pleasant soreness as if after a foot massage.

“All right, First Snow, enough playing around.”

Jiang Lin smiled and flicked the hilt of First Snow as if tapping a little girl’s forehead.

First Snow emitted a faint sword chime, seemingly displeased. But in the next moment, the ice crystals surged wildly, piercing the three golden warriors, turning them into frozen statues.

*Ping…*

Like a shattered dream, all the ice crystals broke apart simultaneously.

Except for the pond drying up and the locust tree losing its leaves, everything else appeared perfectly normal.

The door slowly opened, and a girl with a slightly baby-faced complexion and dressed in plain clothes stepped out.

Not bad…

This was Jiang Lin’s first impression of her after a quick glance.

Of course, since her clothes were loose, his appraisal might not be entirely accurate…

But Jiang Lin felt confident that, with his experience from two lifetimes spent lurking on the streets admiring beauties, he wasn’t too far off.

“Who… who are you? How do you know my sect’s secret teachings?”

The girl spoke slowly, as if reciting lines.

Seeing Jiang Lin’s lecherous gaze, she wanted to punch him, but her injuries hadn’t healed yet, and his realm was not low, so the plain-clothed girl dared not act rashly.

“Huh?”

Jiang Lin was momentarily stunned.

“Your sect’s secret teachings? Hey, cutie, why do you like to drive cars?”

“What do you mean ‘drive cars’? You’re talking nonsense!”

The girl pointed her peachwood sword at Jiang Lin, her tone icy, as if ready to perish together with this lecherous man if she couldn’t defeat him.

“I’ll ask again! How do you know about my Five Elements… Five Elements what was it… Five Elements Formation!”

“…”

Jiang Lin was at a loss for words…

And the Five Elements Formation was this girl’s sect’s secret teaching?

That couldn’t be right. Wasn’t the Five Elements Formation originally an elementary setup used by the somewhat eccentric True Lord back in the day to corral his chickens and ducks, afraid they’d run off and lay eggs elsewhere?

Anyone raising chickens and ducks in the Sun and Moon Sect would have such formations set up in their courtyards…

How did this become a sect secret?

Suddenly!

A bold guess arose in Jiang Lin’s mind!

Could it be that…

This girl’s sect…

Was just really weak?